Explain the second law of thermodynamics


Assignment:

Read the short story The Last Question by Isaac Asimov (1956). It can be found in many locations, including here:

https://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph115/LQ.pdf and in audio form here:

https://www.openculture.com/2015/06/isaac-asimovs-favorite-story-the-last-question-read-by-isaac-asimov.html

1. What question do the characters keep asking in the story? Why is it an important question?

2. Explain the Second Law of Thermodynamics in the context of this story. What does it have to do with the question in 1?

3. Explain the ending of the story. Is the question ever answered?

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